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Colonial Impact on Jalpaiguri Tea Industry by ParichayBhattacharjee is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses the commercialization of agriculture and growth of the tea industry in the Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal under British colonial rule. It describes how cash crops like tobacco, mustard, and sugarcane were introduced. Tea plantations became the most valuable crop and were initially colonial enterprises requiring capital, labor, and management from outside the region. The first tea garden opened in 1874 and the industry expanded rapidly over subsequent decades, transforming the land
- Author
- ParichayBhattacharjee
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- EN